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Tutorial Topic 2 (2 Hours)
Tutorial Topic 2 (2 Hours)
● Multiculturalism is the way in which a society deals with cultural diversity, both at the
national and at the community level.
● The term ‘multiculturalism’ is used as a descriptive concept; other times it is defined as a
kind of policy for responding to cultural diversity
b. Multiculturalism as a Policy
● Content delivery/revision
● Managing learning and resources
● Collaboration
● Communication
- How teachers organize instruction (Newman, 1990, p. 8) and shape the classroom
culture have a definite impact on learning (Guernsey, 1989; Grossman, 1991).
- Computers can alter the teacher's goals, the allocation of class time, how children
participate, as well as the social and language processes with the classroom.
- Children may have greater contact and experience with computers than teachers. The
older the child and the more financially affluent the family, the more likely it is that the
child has regular hands-on experience with computers.
- Students' future success depends on their ability to interact positively with people from
any background.
● Start with a lesson you are very familiar with and have taught before
● Focus on the learning objective
● Make it interactive and fun
● Problem based activities will engage and make relevant for students
● Do it yourself FIRST ( see one, do one, teach one)
● Build relationships
● Tap into students’ creativity